Vehicle seat and top construction



Jan. 12, 1932. M. KATZMAN VEHICLE SEAT AND TOP CONSTRUCTTION Filed Aug. 31, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet Z5wen&r: MrriSMinm,

Jan. 12, 1932. KATZMAN 1,84RZ90 VEHICLE SEAT AND TOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 31, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheejc 2 7? 12 .4.

82 1 M r 17 NVYYr Wn Jan. 12, 1932. M. KATZMAN' VEHICLE SEAT AND TOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 31, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Jan. 12; 1932 Mortars KATZVMAN', 01 EAST omnsn', amt

; VEHICLE; SEAT AND we? coasts-mm" fA li ation filed August. 3'1, 1928.] Serial. m5; 'a'qazgs. f

This invention'rel'ates to vehicle bodies, and particularly to those types which are used on automobiles, such as roadster and soups bodies, which have a rear compartment pro- 8 vided with an auxiliary or, as such is com -f drawn fromconcealmentinto"open, operative pos1t1 on and which may readilybe converted I and arranged toprot ectthe occupants froin" .sun,wind,landrain. a V Y Morespecificallyjthetobjectsi otthe inyen; tion are toiprovideiacollapsible fseat proper" which is operatii're'ly connected'ito fthejse' at' backjini such manner that movement of the latter to open andlclosed positionsfwill auto-Q matically cause the Beat proper to be setup or collapsed respectively {to proYi'dea-to 'iwhich normally encases the back oftheseatto form 135 a part of the same anfdwhi'ch maybequickly and conveniently adjusted to an. open-,foper-i ative. position; and to protride;asingzgle, 'con-, tinuous storm curtain which is adaptedto be readily attached, (by'theoc'cupants and' from the inside of the seat)',l.to the seat and top construction after thitop has been raiSQdf to operative position f i other jesWm-become 5p.

parent from a study of thefollowing description when taken inrconnec tion with. the, ac-

companying drawings. The latter are only illustrative of 'the inyentionland, for I con; venience; and; clarity oi illustration; the seat 1 construction has been shown, not in 'assembled relation upona vehicle, but mounted in a unitary frame structurewhich obviously could-bedisposed within, or made a part of," a'vehic le body.

e In thedrawings, in v dicate like parts throughout the' sever al d ff ferent Views Fig. 1 is a side elevation,-with a part ofthe 5 supporting framework removed; of the vlceincompletelycollapsed position. i F'g. 2isa view-similarto-Fig lbutwith curtain attached: p v v A's seen'in' thedra-wings a framework or 1 compaitmentz8,;consisting'ofa floor'orfllower' deck 10,aa.ccwer I or upper'deck12, and;side a j 'wall's l t is arrangedtoreceitej an auxiliary" 1 v seat-leaf theso'ical-led ruinbletype. Blocks d l8 ,"=one atEe'aclfside-ofthe-Zcompartinent, are;

' tion: Secured'fto seat 20' at the bottoni-there= 1 of are afp'air 'of longitudinal-members 22- and 2, 3, and 4, orbe-collap sed as'in Fig. J A- the backofthe eat-and the seat "proper thrown'into'normafl, open position. 1 1 r 1 Fig; 3 is a showing similar'to Fig.2 but with the top removed from engagement with the back proper ofthe seat and disposed in 5 V raised, operative position! a F i'gg is a fIQht elevation of the device in thepositionshownin Fig.3. V Fig; 5 is a sectio al uiew of. the seat back land thetop' takenon'line 5-5 of Fi 4, the m seat proper and portions of the body having Fig. V6 is-a three qu arter perspective front" View of the "device with'the top up and'st'o'rm' q i d iforis ppw ingf av sea-t 'p 'ep "201 when it-rests.in'horizontal' or operative-post;

a link 24L-pivotally (connects; each member 22 I with the block 18 9f its corresponding side;

IAs anlaid tolunderstanding the drawings it may::'behere statedthat the-left-hand members 14, 18,22, and of Fig.4 have been re moVedin Figs. 1,2,and3; I f j I is apparent from the above'that seat-2O may oscillatedabout pivots 26 and 28 130 assuineeither thehorizontal position of Figs.

longitudinal slot30 isiprovided in each lateral edgej'of seat 20for a' purpose to be later de scribed-K A hatchway-32'iscut in the upperdecli 12; of the compartmenflthis hatchway being sur- V 5 -v-. i rounded by 'side walls 14; and two-rigid cross-i members34 and36f (inembera36having been H v .-renioved in Fig. 4;- f0r the sake'of clarity)? i? which like numerals in Hinged 'at 3'81and adantedto fit snugly (see *l iggl) within the opening .32'is a hatch or 1 covefO. Ajback rest 4i2 islbuiltupon thein- V A Q siderof cover 031} Folding brackets 44, o ne*atx 5 I jeachsidje-o f the seat arepiyotafllysecured at l v one QI IdtOthG-t-CQVER381x13 Ifiahd at their other end'stocsidewalls ld'asat-48L' Linhs oQ' a-re I pivotally attached at one endto brackets iaas at 52 and at their other ends they are provided with pins 54 which project into slots with a slidingfit. The folding brackets it, links 50, slots 30 and links 24 are so related that, when cover isopened and closed by means of. handle 56, the seat proper20 is automatically carried to'its horizontal and collapsed positions respectively This is read ily apparent from an inspection of Flg. 1 to 3. As link rises during thec folding action of bracket 4A, it lifts seat 20 in a positive manner, there being, however, some movement of pin 54; in slot 30 at the sametime, At the end rest. Thelatter, in the present in'ventiornisf larger than usual, not only beca use of increased thickness,but alsoby the provision 7 nels or guideways 72 in the rear, lateraliend; portions of back rest 42. A cross-member Hi;

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back rest of atop which normally encases it. I v

The said top, indicated at;58, may consist of a rectangular frame formed from inter-f secting members (see Fig,,- 5). This 7 frame is of such shape as to snugly encase the 7 It may be covered witha single sheet of weatherproof materialor 1t m y. be

built up a in: Fi -15 w re every io in, flexible metal sheet-62 is first placed upon the frame, followed by stufiingmaterial(is and an outer covering 66. 1 The top ,frameis hinged as at68 to two supporting uprights 70,;the latterbeing shaped to slidablyfitwithin chanrigidly spaces the uprightsand aids-the m in maintaining a glass 76 in position to form a rear window. An inwardly sprung link 78 is pivoted to the top frameas at 80 and, while it normally, occupies 'the dotted line position ofFigI3, when the top is raised it may be swung to the'full line'position and securely fastened to the back-as at 82,, Theends-of the uprights and the adjacent portions of the rear frame member 60 are cut away as at 8% in order that thetopi maybe folded'from vthe open position of Figs. 3 and-5 through about a 90 to that of Fig. 2. in the latter position the top forms a part-oftheba ck rest. and actually conceals the back rest proper, 425, so well that its use asa falsexba'ck cannot be readily.

detected. I

It is obvious fromian inspection of Figsxlo to Athat, to raise"the"top,';one merely, grasps its lower edge ,tooscillate :it about hinges 68 sufliciently to clear'the backc4l2, then hoists the uprights tothe position shown'in Fig; 2,

bilityof seat 20ipermits the use v and thereafter swings the top upwardly until the inwardly flexed links 7 8 can be adjusted to the full line positions; The cycle of operations is, of course, reversedwhen lowering the top to its normal position as in Fig. 2. Any equivalent means might be substituted for links 78 and any'type of stop member (not shown) may, if desired, be provided tzo limit the upward movement of members 0; I I The actual backrestLQ' is, as previously stated, adapted to receive the uprights 70, cross-member 74, and glass 7 6 when the top is lowered. Its framework includes lateral upright members 86 which are grooved as at 72, and upper horizontal member 88 which is recessed intermediate its ends to permit passage of cross-member 7 4, and a lowerhorizontal cross-piece 90.

spacious chamber 92 beneath theseat.

Storm curtains, accessories, andthelikemay be kept the Avery effective storincurtain is provided for use in inclement weather. It consists of one continuous strip 9% of weatherproof material which is adapted to extend around both 'sides and the front of the rumble seat, when the'top is up, and to be attached in position from the inside of the seat by the occupants.

Front windowsare disposed within the curtain in'such manner that the driver of the vehicle may have a clear and unrestricted. vision to the rear through these windows and glass 76. ,Additional' window's98 may be I provided. Conventional snap fasteners (see Figgt'i) are .spacedin' a' row along the nner faces of top frame members 60; A snap fastener 102 is mounted (one on'each side) nearthei-lower corner of the hatch cover 40,

and still further fasteners 104 are disposed on the vertical inner edge of body frame memher 361 see Fig. There are of course, members spaced on the inner edges'of the curtain for cooperating with'the snap members'100,102, and 104, for example, as indicated-at 106 on the turned back portion of the curtain in Fig.6; Straps 108 whose upper ends are sewed or otherwise secured to V the inner front face of the curtain and whose lowerends are freely suspended" and carry members like 106 for engaging the members 104:, are provided for holding downthe lower front edge 110 of the curtain. It is apparent that this type of curtain is adaptedto be put on from theinside'of'the seat.

Iwish it to be understood that the draw-f ings' are only illustrative of my invention, 7

and that various changes in the details of conofpartsmay be made, such changes to be limited only bythe scope of the appended claims. v 5 Having described my invention, I new claim: ""1

1. In arumblesea-t construction, a comstruction and combination and arrangement partment having. lower and upper decks, and a hatchway in said upper deck, a hatch hinged to the compartment foropening and closing said hatchway, a back rest formedupon the interior side of said hatchand a seat mounted to cooperate with said back rest, a recess in the back rest, a pair of top-supporting uprights slidably fittedfor vertical movement within said recess and forming a space therenected to said seat mem er.

seat proper.

2. In a rumble seat, a pair of pivoted links,

a seat pivotally carried bysaid links, means for supporting said seat in operative position, a pivoted back rest,links pivoted to said back rest, links pivoted to fixed points, said second and third named links'being pivotally partment, links'pivotedto said second uprights,'a seat pivotally. carried by said links Q and adapted to rest on said second uprights 7' 7 when in operative position, links pivoted "to said back rest, links 'pivotedto fixed points," said second and third links being pivotally. j

connected and links pivoted to said third" links and having a pivoted sliding connec-l I tion with said seat, whereby movement of said hatch automatically causes pivotal movement of said seat. r

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set V iny signature.

connected, and links pivoted to said'third named link and slidabl and pivotally con- 3. In a vehicle seat construction, a back rest having arecess therein, uprights slidably supported in said recess for vertical move; ment, a top pivotally carried by said uprights, and means for holding the same inan operative, substantially horizontal, position,

said topbeing adaptedupon downward oscillation thereof and lowering of the uprights,

to encase the back rest to conceal .t-he1same and form a false back.

1 i Mourns- II) A 4:. In a vehicle seatconstruction, a back rest having a recess therein, uprights rpro- V viding a space therebetween for a window 7 and slidably supported in said recessfor vertical movement, a top. pivotally carried by pivotally connected to said back rest, said links being adapted to fold into the interior of' said top, said top being adapted upon downward oscillation thereof and lowering of the uprights to encase the back rest to conceal the same and form a false back.

5. In a rumble seat construction, a'compartmento having lower and upperdecksoand a hatchway in the upper deck, a hatch hinged to the compartment for openingand closing said hatchway, a back rest formed uponthe interior side of said hatch and having a recess therein, uprights slidably'mounted in said uprights, links pivoted to said topand 'saidrecess for vertical movement, a top pivoted to said uprights, said top being adapted upon downward oscillation thereof and lowering of the uprights to ,encase the back rest and conceal the same, uprights in said com 

